News
This section is featuring the latest news regarding adventure in the polar regions and from the expeditions we are following closely.
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They’ve met!
Published on 11.01.2009 - Matrix Shackleton Centenary Expedition
Now that the two teams have joined up successfully at Mile 97, there are 6 of them out there on the ice instead of three. So now it's full steam ahead for the Pole: "To finish the job off', as they say.
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Todd’s record smashed!
Published on 11.01.2009 - SouthPole Quest
Just a few days after the impressive feat achieved by the American Todd Carmichael, his speed record for the trek between Hercules Inlet and the South Pole has just been beaten.
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Sarah and Thomas flying their kites
Published on 11.01.2009 - Base to the South Pole
We have just had confirmation that Thomas Davenport and Sarah McNair Landry, who was the guide for the 'Base' expedition, are returning to Patriot Hills on skis, pulled along by their traction kites.
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The white lady, expedition leader, hereby certifies…
Published on 11.01.2009 - Expedicion Caixanova 2008
The announcement of Spaniard Chus Lago's arrival at the South Pole was a little unusual, albeit suitably full of pomp and circumstance.
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Strength being sapped as the problems increase…
Published on 06.01.2009 - Matrix Shackleton Centenary Expedition
Perhaps more than the other expeditions this season, the Matrix Shackleton Centenary Expedition is experiencing quite a few difficulties in making its way across the polar plateau. "It really is a completely different world," they tell us...
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The end of the season is just around the corner
Published on 06.01.2009 - General Info
There are only three expeditions left out on the ice now, each battling to achieve its respective goals. Which means that the end of the Antarctic season is drawing close. So this is a good time to make an initial assessment.
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Still plenty of storms along the way…
Published on 06.01.2009 - SouthPole Quest
The trio led by Richard Weber is having to put up with storm after storm. And white-out after white-out. Yet despite the conditions, by 5th January they were already 11 kilometres beyond 89 degrees South.
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The tourists have done it!
Published on 06.01.2009 - IceCold in Antarctica
The group of tourists guided by Eric Larsen reached the South Pole without incident on Saturday 3rd January at 7 pm.
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They’re (almost) all at the South Pole!
Published on 06.01.2009 - Base to the South Pole
The various expeditions are all arriving at the South Pole, one after the other. Once there, they are able to pass the time telling each other about their impressions and talking about their experiences while waiting for the ALE Twin Otter to come and pick them up.
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The nights are short and the days too long
Published on 06.01.2009 - Expedicion Caixanova 2008
The going has been difficult for Chus Lago since she reached the polar plateau. Plus persistently bad weather...
